Wine Anyone?

I am not much of a wine drinker. However, when I do partake of the grape, I would love to be able to choose just the right wine for my purposes. I do not know how to do this. But I am learning.

Thanks to WOW-Women on Writing, I found out about author Sara Fasolino who has written a beginners guide to wine for 21 different varieties.

I chose to read the guide to Cabernet Sauvignon mostly because that's the red the husband usually chooses when we need a red. And I make a winter stew that just isn't the same without a cup or so of this wine poured in.

Sara's guidebook covers all you'd ever want/need to know about 21 differenct wines. The Cabernet Sauvignon guide covers the history, the vine, how it's made, where it's made, what affects the taste, how to choose just the right one, how to read labels, the costs, cooking/storing/aging....

The two most interesting things I learned from this little guide were:

• the color of wine comes from soaking the skins; the thicker the skins, the darker the wine.
• the shape of the wine glass affects the taste

Certainly, the rest of the book was enlightening. I enjoyed learning about growing the grapes and how vineyard location affects the taste.

Anyway- you can get one of these guide books for FREE! 
 
Just click HERE and you can choose the free wine e-book of your choice. There are 21 from which to choose!

Hey, maybe if each of us makes a different choice we could all meet somewhere with a bottle of that particular wine and have a mighty fine bloggy wine tasting! 

Do you have a favorite wine?